Upgrading a Solaris Package

With a new package distribution in hand, you can easily upgrade your existing package to the later one.

What You'll Need

To upgrade using the package, you'll need the following:

An existing installation of the Jive SBS package.
A copy of the application package you're upgrading with. You'll also need SSH access to the host computer so you can copy the package there for installation.
Root access to the host where the installation is performed, commonly via SSH.

Upgrading the Package

Rather than using an explicit package upgrade, you simply make a backup of your existing instance, remove the existing instance, then install the new one.

Make a backup of your existing instance.
From the command line, access the target host as root.
Stop the Jive application service as described in the Platform Run Book (Solaris).
Delete the existing instance with a command such as the following:
```
rm -rf /usr/local/jive
```
Follow the installation instructions to install the new package.
You're finished.